To quote from the same article, a smart grid "is an innovative power distribution technology that facilitates secure, efficient and effective control of the production and distribution of electricity. Electronic control, metering, and monitoring are major aspects of smart grid. A smart grid includes several instruments and appliances that work together to scrutinize the flow of current. Smart grid effectively measures and balance the demand and supply of electricity at the connected device across the remote areas. A smart grid is a very beneficial system for electricity distribution that collects, stores and processes huge data."

The smart electric meter, or smart meter, is considered the brain of the smart grid. This is why "automatic meter reading technology is forecast to contribute more than USD 4 billion towards smart electric meter industry revenue by 2024, driven by its ability to provide regular alerts to customers in cases of leak detection, meter altering, and low battery. It can also provide authentic energy consumption records & billing information to its users coupled with real-time reading (AB Newswire; June 14, 2017)." This same forecast projects smart meter installations to reach 240M by 2024.

Smart meters have built in Cellular Modules that allow the meter to be connected to the Utilities data center. However, smart meters have problems sometimes connecting to the cellular network. For instance, a smart meter may be on the side of the house that is furthest away or obstructed from the nearest cell tower. Or, in rural areas, the cell tower is a long distance away from the smart meter. Poor cellular connectivity can interrupt smart meter data flow which leads to data corruption and an inefficient smart grid.​

the ONEBAR solution

ONEBAR solves this problem. ONEBAR designs and develops products with WavCatcher technology that can be attached to a smart meter to give it an additional "bar" of cellular connectivity. In lay terms, ONEBAR is akin to putting bigger ears on the smart meter allowing it to hear weaker signals. Since ONEBAR is a cellular agnostic solution, it can designed to work with any smart meter, or customized for additional smart grid products, to be implemented anywhere in the world.